Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This dramatised documentary series tells the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome through the six key turning points. Factually accurate and based on extensive historical research, it reveals how the greed, lust and ambition of men like Caesar, Nero and Constantine shaped the Roman Empire. It describes how Rome destroyed Carthage, was conquered by Caesar, how it suppressed the Jewish revolt, and converted to Christianity. CGI is mixed with compelling drama and spectacular live-action battles to tell the definitive television story of how the Empire was formed, how it achieved maximum power, and why it eventually failed.

Series details

• Title: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 2006-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-10-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23839
• IMDb ID: tt0864944
• TVDB ID: 80505

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-09-21; final listed air date 2006-10-26; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.